Francisco León, Chiapas

Francisco León
Municipality of Francisco León in Chiapas
Francisco León
Location in Mexico
Coordinates: 17°19′N 93°15′W / 17.317°N 93.250°W / 17.317; -93.250
Country Mexico
StateChiapas
Area
 • Total
114.3 km2 (44.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
7,000

Francisco León is a municipality in the Mexican state of Chiapas. It covers an area of 114.3 km2. In 1982 parts of the municipality were buried in the eruption of El Chichón Volcano.

As of 2010, the municipality had a total population of 7,000, up from 5,236 as of 2005.

The municipality had 50 localities, the largest of which (with 2010 populations in parentheses) was: San Miguel la Sardina (1,106), classified as rural.